Shit. But thank you so much

Just a quickie to say muchos, much gracias to everyone who came to the party on Saturday: it was truly top and we both had hangovers to match. Pauline and Claude, and Jacqui M: you win top prize for your lovely surprise appearances straight from Paris and New York, respectively.

So, unless I expire from boiling bloodpressure (my bank can't find my missing Visa card, there's a leak in one of the rental flats, backpacks are as yet unpacked, Amanda has a cold, I'm still not wearing knickers because of rushing around all day long and our room on J&M's top floor looks like donkey bollocks), we'll be feeling unfriendly towards each other at 5.45am in a taxi on our way to Gatwick. Hurrah.

If Comrade Castro allows, we'll update the blog from some Cuban beach - if not, it'll be Buenos Aires in the New Year.

Merry Xmas all.